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Smith v. Isaacs

The Superior Court of New York City

Decided January 31, 1874

The Superior Court of New York City · decided 1874-01-31

Appeal by defendant from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs, upon the report of a referee. The action was brought to recover a balance due upon an account for goods sold and delivered under a special contract.

Relies on Hearsey v. Pruyn · Kent v. Harcourt

Decided 1874-01-31

By the Coubt.—Fbeedmah,

¶1The issues in this case seem to have been fully, ably and fairly tried. They were determined upon a theory which in the main is correct. The facts found by the learned referee, although mostly found upon conflicting testimony, are supported ■ by the evidence, and his conclusions of law legitimately follow from the facts thus found. No error was committed in refusing to find as requested by the defendant.

¶2If the reception in evidence of the book of plaintiffs’ foreman constituted error, it will not avail the defendant, for the reason that he did not rest upon his exception, but that in the course of the defense he himself supplied the evidence upon which, independently of the said book, the referee rendered judgment. A judgment will not be reversed for the refusal to grant a nonsuit, though the plaintiff had at the time failed to prove his case, if the necessary evidence was supplied afterwards by either party (Schenectady & Saratoga It. It. Co. v. Thatcher, 11 N. Y. [1 Kern.] 102, per Johhsoh, J. ; Kent v. Harcourt, 33 Barb. 491; Colvin v. Burnet, 2 Sill, 620; Hearsey v. Pruyn, 7 Johns. 179).

¶3The judgment should be affirmed, with costs.

¶4Cubtis and Speib, JJ., concurred.

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